Olive ridley (golfina)
Lepidochelys olivacea
The little one of the Pazcífico
In ColombiaVU · Vulnerable
Bahía Solano, El Valle, Juná, Mecana and Nuquí · Chocó
Chocó Pacific
Home to El Valle, the most important olive ridley nesting beach in South America, where communities have become guardians of the nests.
What we do
El Valle, in Bahía Solano, is the most important olive ridley nesting beach in South America. Here and in Juná, Mecana and Nuquí we work with the communities that wait for the olive ridleys every season and look after their nests.
In December 2024, after our first intensive community workshop, the Mecana community messaged us on WhatsApp: 142 olive ridley hatchlings had reached the sea. There is no better news than the news shared by the people who made it happen. In Termales, Nuquí, 50 children became turtle guardians.
In Arusí, together with Madreagua, we run Viajes ConSentido, community-based scientific ecotourism that leaves value in the territory. In Nuquí we also offer a certified course on marine mammals and sea turtles.
In numbers
142
olive ridley hatchlings reached the sea in Mecana
50
child turtle guardians in Termales
Species we find here
Who we work with
Communities
- Mecana community
- Child turtle guardians of Termales
- Communities of El Valle, Juná and Arusí
Institutions and allies
- Madreagua
From the field
Foto: Comunidad de Mecana / Fundación Tortugas del Mar A message from Mecana: 142 hatchlings reached the sea
After our first intensive community workshop, the Mecana community messaged us on WhatsApp with the best news.
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Home to El Valle, the most important olive ridley nesting beach in South America, where communities have become guardians of the nests.